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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)8D Problem SolvingSoftware Architecture CanvasRoot Cause Analysis
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-6 Wochen | 1-2 h | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 4-10 | 3-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident |