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Selected:LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Event ModelingEventStormingAssumption Surfacing
| Criterion |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 2-6 h | 2-8 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 2-8 | 5-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | 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 | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |