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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 notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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Operations
Eat the Frog
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Decision Making
Pareto 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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional1-2 h Setup, laufend15-90 min daily30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people111-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop + 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 checksAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutinePriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List
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ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
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