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Criterion
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
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)
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Purposedifferent
When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification.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 strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional1-2 h Setup
Participantsdifferent
1-81 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people2-20
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
SMART Goal, Measurement Note, DeadlineLean 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 checksOKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence
Tagsno overlap
GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning