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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)4Ls RetrospectiveATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)Start Stop Continue
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time. | ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 45–75 min | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | Team members involved | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |