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Selected:Views and BeyondLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Root Cause AnalysisFailure Mode and Effects Analysis
| Criterion |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | 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 problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 1-4 h | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | 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 | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions |
Tagsno overlap | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause |