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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | 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 people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 60-120 min | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 5-12 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | 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, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |