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| Criterion |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation. | 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. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |