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Selected:Usability TestingLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)5-Minuten VC-CheckARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  UX Research Usability Testing |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down. | 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. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h je Session | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 5-15 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 1-5 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Usability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations | 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 | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationUXPrototype | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | StartupValidationCompetition | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |