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Selected:Architecture Decision RecordCustomer Journey MappingARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  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 a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 2-4 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 4-10 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | JourneyServiceService design | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |
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