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| Criterion |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 90-180 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 3-8 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | 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 | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | SensemakingDecisionRationale |
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