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Selected:LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Rich PictureFailure Mode and Effects AnalysisScatter Diagram
| Criterion |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Operations Scatter Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | 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 the question is whether two measures are related, the method makes patterns in the data picture visible. It separates felt correlations from relationships that actually show up in the data. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 30-90 min | 2-6 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 2-10 | 3-10 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | 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 | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Scatter Plot, Korrelationsnotiz, Hypothesenliste |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | Root causeQualityVisualization |