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Criterion
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Purposedifferent
An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-45 min1-4 Wochen1-3 h2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional
Participantsdifferent
1-31-61-5Designers, developers as users, and facilitation
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationaleExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryFunnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypothesesPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions
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ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
AnalyticsConversionGrowth
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
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