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| Criterion |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Agile Specification by Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. | 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 business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 20-40 min pro Story | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | 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 | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeQualityOperations | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |