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Selected:LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Ontology Design PatternsAssumption Surfacing
| Criterion |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + 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 checks | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |
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