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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 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
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.For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments.When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.
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3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional2-6 h1-4 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people3-103-82-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
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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 checksFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsChallenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation PlanFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
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ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
RiskDecisionSensemaking
Root causeQualityOperations
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