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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 Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
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 uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additionalWochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus60–90 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people2-82-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + 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 checksHypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decisionStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
LeanStartupValidationMVP
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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