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A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
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45-90 min45-120 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
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Delivery
Cost of Delay