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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
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 of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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 topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend3-14 Tage3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone50+1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people1-3
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceSurvey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsLean 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 checksADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
QuantitativeResearchValidation
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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