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Selected:Red TeamingRequest for CommentsLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Argument Mapping
| Criterion |  Decision Making Red Teaming |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. | 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. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-20 Reviewer | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Challenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation Plan | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | 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 | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionSensemaking | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | SensemakingDecisionRationale |