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Selected:Mad Sad GladLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Failure Mode and Effects AnalysisStart Stop Continue
| Criterion |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | 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 a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 2-6 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | 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 | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |