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Criterion
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Purposedifferent
For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-5Designers, developers as users, and facilitation1
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
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LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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