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# Quality Attribute Workshop (QAW)

- Type: quality requirements elicitation technique
- Group: Design
- Placement: Design / Qualities and decisions
- [Source](<https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/quality-attribute-workshop-collection/>)

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Collaboratively identify and prioritize availability, performance, security, and modifiability scenarios before selecting an architecture.

## Relationships

- elicits quality scenarios during: [Requirements Elicitation](/practices/elicitation/en.md) (support)
- provides scenarios for: [Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM)](/practices/atam/en.md) (support)
- helps clarify objectives for: [Service Level Objectives](/practices/slo/en.md) (support)
- sets expectations for: [Performance and Load Testing](/practices/performance/en.md) (verification)

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