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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | 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 | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |
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