# Trade-Off Analysis

> The ability to weigh competing quality attributes and choose a balanced compromise between them.

Record: `lex:trade-off-analysis`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-trade-off-analysis

## category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## referenced-by

- [Quality Attributes](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/quality-attributes.md)