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Selected:GIST PlanningLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Alignment MappingImpact Mapping
| Criterion |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 1-2 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | 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 | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |