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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 Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication.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.When delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighHighMedium
Timedifferent
3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional30-90 min Setup, danach laufend2-6 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people1-83-104-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
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 checksForecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk CommunicationFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsCurrent-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list
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ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
ForecastingFlowDelivery
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
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