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Selected:ABC AnalysisARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Software Architecture CanvasArchitecture Communication Canvas
| Criterion |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | 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. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-2 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |