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Criterion
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Purposedifferent
When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h60-90 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-104-122-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanRisk Matrix, Top Risk List
Tagsno overlap
AssessmentPortfolioCapability
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
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