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Selected:LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Starfish RetrospectiveStart Stop ContinueMad Sad Glad
| Criterion |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 4-12 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
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 | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | RetrospectiveTeamReflection |