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Criterion
Game Day workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Game Day
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
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)
Purposedifferent
In preparing for rare incidents, the method tests response capability under controlled conditions. It shows where assumptions about stability, roles, and recovery are too optimistic.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.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.
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Halber Tag1-4 Wochen3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional
Participantsdifferent
5-201-61 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people
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WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
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Simulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated RunbooksExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryLean 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
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ResilienceOperationsIncident
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
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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)
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming