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Selected:Opportunity Solution TreeArchitecture Communication CanvasLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Lean UX Canvas
| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | 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. | The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 60-120 min | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 2-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-8 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | 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 | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery |