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Selected:Monte Carlo ForecastingLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Failure Mode and Effects AnalysisValue Stream Mapping
| Criterion |  Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication. | 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 delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 2-6 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 3-10 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | 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 | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingFlowDelivery | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | LeanFlowWasteDelivery |