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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Purposedifferent
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.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-4 Wochen1 h bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
4-121-61-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryPDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change
Tagsno overlap
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
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 Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)