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Criterion
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
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 Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Purposedifferent
When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.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.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.For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
3-14 Tage3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional60-90 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
50+1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people4-123-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Survey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsLean 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 checksAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions
Tagsno overlap
QuantitativeResearchValidation
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
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