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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Standard Work Analysis.
Operations
Standard Work Analysis
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)
A paper-based illustration representing Domain Storytelling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Domain Storytelling
Purposedifferent
The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work.When the same task is done differently depending on the person, the method exposes the reliable core. It creates comparability without unnecessarily choking off needed latitude.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.Domain Storytelling translates domain knowledge into a shared narrative of actors, objects, and workflows. It is especially useful when language, rules, and process understanding must be tightly connected.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-3 h3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
12-61 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveStandard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training NeedsLean 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 checksDomain Story, Glossary Notes, Process Narrative
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
LeanProcessQuality
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
KnowledgeDomain-Driven DesignProcess
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