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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction 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)
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly.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.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend60-120 min3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-81 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceContradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept IdeasLean 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 checksContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts
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RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
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