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Criterion	Architecture Architecture Decision Record	Decision Making Eisenhower Matrix	Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas	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.	It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.	The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.	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	Low	Low	Medium	Medium
Timedifferent	15-45 min	15-30 min	60-120 min	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional
Participantsdifferent	1-3	1-6	2-8	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation
Formatdifferent	Async	Workshop + async	Workshop + async	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale	Eisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation Notes	Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance	PrioritizationFocusTasks	ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks

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