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Selected:User InterviewsLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Opportunity Solution TreeAssumption Mapping
| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly 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. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | 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 | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |