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Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
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)
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Purposedifferent
When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses.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 Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional60-120 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-51 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people2-83-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypothesesLean 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 checksCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanInception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions
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AnalyticsConversionGrowth
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
AlignmentArchitectureCanvas
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