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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  UX Research Diary Study |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Delivery RAID Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory. | 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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 1-4 Wochen | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 30 min Setup, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-20 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | 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 | RAID Log, Status Report Source |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | UX researchTrackingBehavior | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance |