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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Value Chain Map, Lever List | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Domain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternatives | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability |