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Selected:Knowledge MappingResponsibility PokerLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Delegation Poker
| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Facilitation Responsibility Poker |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Facilitation Delegation Poker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences. | 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 decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open Questions | 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 | Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role Agreements |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | AutonomyRolesTeam |