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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | 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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 20–45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | Small cross-functional group | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | 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 list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |