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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 of Hooked Model with its method-specific working model.
Growth
Hooked Model
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
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.The Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additionalMultiple workshops over several weeks60-120 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people2-82-81-5
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + 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 checksHooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics checkCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram
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ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
GrowthBehaviorRetention
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
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