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Criterion
Paper illustration for DMAIC.
Operations
DMAIC
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
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)
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Purposedifferent
For a process problem with fluctuating performance, the method brings analysis and improvement into a disciplined sequence. It creates a framework in which numbers, causes, and control come together.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.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.The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-12 Wochen20-40 min initial, dann laufend3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-103-151 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people3-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Project Charter, Measurement Plan, Cause Analysis, Control PlanROAM Board, Owner ListLean 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 checksInception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
Continuous improvementQualityProcess improvement
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
AlignmentArchitectureCanvas
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