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Criterion
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 for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
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.When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional1-4 Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people5-201-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
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 checksDiary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineFunnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses
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ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
UX researchTrackingBehavior
AnalyticsConversionGrowth
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis