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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 Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain 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.In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected.The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions.Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list.
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Timedifferent
3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional30-180 min90-180 minHalf day
Participantsdifferent
1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people1-63-63-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
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 checksFault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaVRIO Table, Strategic ActionsValue Chain Map, Lever List
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ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis
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