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| Criterion |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | 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 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-180 min | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | 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 | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | StartupValidationCompetition |
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