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| Criterion |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Delivery RAID Log |  Architecture arc42 |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 1-2 Tage | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-4 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | 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 | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |