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A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
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45-90 min1-3 h60-90 min
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
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Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
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LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
KnowledgeMappingRisk
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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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)
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)