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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Trade-off Analysis | ![]() Architecture Risk Storming |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation |
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