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Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Paper illustration for Golden Path
Engineering
Golden Path
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.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 an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional15-45 min1-4 Wochen1-3 Tage Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
Designers, developers as users, and facilitation1-33-10 Kunden2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsADR File, Decision Log, RationaleConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksGolden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks
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ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
EngineeringProductivityGovernance
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