ME.6.MC:9 - Consequences
A comparison can expose an impossible deadline, justify regrouping work for a selected result, or locate the interaction that makes one arrangement fail. Some alternatives can be discarded before costly implementation, while others remain useful under different conditions.
The result is narrower than a complete endorsement of a way of working. Unmodeled quality, capability or access can still decide the choice. Additional mathematical detail is worthwhile only when it changes a needed consequence or its support.