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Criterion
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework
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)
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard.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.Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
120 min initial, dann laufend3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-61 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people3-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
HEART-GSM Table, DashboardLean 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 checksGQM Table, Metric Profiles
Tagsno overlap
MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)