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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Four paper stations connect system purpose, quality goals, risk cards and focused investigation with a target and gap profile.
Architecture
LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
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 many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional30-60 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-301 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people2-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasLean 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 checksPower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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