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Criterion
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-4 Wochen60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-64-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation BacklogExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
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Root causeQualityOperations
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
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)