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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
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)
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities.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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people1-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer QuotesLean 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 checksADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis