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| Criterion |  Product Strategy RICE Scoring |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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 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 | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 60–90 min | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | 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 | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |