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Selected:Architecture Decision Record ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Architecture Inception Canvas DACI

Criterion	Architecture Architecture Decision Record	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas	Decision Making DACI
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.	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 Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails.	In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent	Low	Medium	Low	Low
Timedifferent	15-45 min	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	1-2 h	30-60 min
Participantsdifferent	1-3	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	3-8	2-10
Formatdifferent	Async	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions	DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	AlignmentArchitectureCanvas	DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment

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