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Selected:Consensus WorkshopLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Decision JamSoftware Architecture Canvas
| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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 a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 60-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 4-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | 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 | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |