Architecture Tradeoff Analysis

Overview

Use this skill to make architecture choices explicit, comparable, and auditable instead of preference-driven.

Scope Boundaries

• There are several plausible architecture options.
• Decision stakes are high and reversal is expensive.
• Teams need a shared basis for selecting one option.

Core Judgments

• Option quality: whether candidates are realistic for the current context.
• Criteria set: business and technical dimensions that actually drive success.
• Weighting model: which criteria dominate and why.
• Sensitivity: how decision changes when assumptions shift.