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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 of Strategic-Tactical-Operational Planning with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning
Paper illustration of Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution Loop
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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.It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes.The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional90-180 minInitial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people4-125-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
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 checksPlanning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact InventoryExecution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning LogRAID Log, Status Report Source
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ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
CadenceGovernanceExecution
ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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