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Criterion
Paper illustration for Landing Page Test.
Product Discovery
Landing Page Test
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 Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Purposedifferent
When a value proposition first needs to be checked for resonance, it condenses the idea onto a focused entry page. It shows whether language and offering carry interest.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 an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-5 Tage3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional1-2 Wochen pro Iteration45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Nutzertraffic1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people2-62-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Landing Page, Conversion Data, 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 checksPrioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results ReportAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
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ValidationConversionMarketing
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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