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Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
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)
Purposedifferent
When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation.The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je InterviewSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope25-40 min3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional
Participantsdifferent
5-10 InterviewsEvaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders1-51 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsLearning Card with evidence and next actionLean 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
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
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