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| Criterion |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 45-90 min | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, 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 | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |