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Selected:LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Eisenhower MatrixAssumption SurfacingARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Decision Making Eisenhower Matrix |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 15-30 min | 45-90 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 1-6 | 2-8 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
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 | Eisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | PrioritizationFocusTasks | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |