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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | 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 a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 5-15 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 3-20 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight 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 | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment |