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Criterion
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
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 of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Purposedifferent
The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions.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 team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
90-180 min3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional90-180 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-61 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people5-153-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
VRIO Table, Strategic ActionsLean 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 checksSpotify Model Map, Action List7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
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