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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | LASR helps development teams identify where their software falls short of important quality goals and which improvements to consider. A small group with existing system knowledge can make an initial assessment and investigate open questions in more detail. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Lean Mission Statement describing the software’s purpose, Prioritized quality goals and evaluation criteria, Risks and estimated gaps against quality goals, More closely examined findings and open checks | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |
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