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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Agile WSJF |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. | 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 tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 3-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | 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 | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |