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Selected:ABC AnalysisSoftware Architecture CanvasARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Consensus Workshop
| Criterion |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-2 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-10 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |