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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 Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
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.Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.
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Timedifferent
3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional1-5 TageHalf day
Participantsdifferent
1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people4-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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 checksLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation PlanLeverage Map, Action Strategy
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ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
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ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
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Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
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Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
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Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis