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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | 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 | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 30-60 min je Interview | 4-5 Tage | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 5-10 Interviews | 5-8 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |