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Selected:LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Behavior Over Time GraphARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Stock and Flow Diagram
| Criterion |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Systems Thinking Stock and Flow Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | A Stock and Flow Diagram shows how stocks, inflows, and outflows shape a system over time. It is especially suited when growth, delays, or capacity limits determine the dynamics. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 20-45 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 1-10 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 1-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | 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 | Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Stock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking |