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Selected:Product KataLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Architecture Decision RecordA3 Problem Solving
| Criterion |  Product Discovery Product Kata |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Product Kata helps clarify customer problems, solution ideas, and evidence through a repeatable improvement routine. It captures direction, current metric, target metric, experiment notes, and learning. | 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. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Wochen je Loop | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 15-45 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 1-3 | 2-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Direction, Current metric, Target metric, Experiment note, Learning report | 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 | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesDiscoveryLearningIterationCoaching | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations |