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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)ALPEN Method RACI Matrix Architecture Decision Record

Criterion	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Operations ALPEN Method	Operations RACI Matrix	Architecture Architecture Decision Record
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.	With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.	With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.	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.
Complexitydifferent	Medium	Low	Low	Low
Timedifferent	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	10-20 min daily	45-90 min	15-45 min
Participantsdifferent	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	1	2-8	1-3
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Async	Workshop + async	Async
Outputdifferent	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes	RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes	ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations	RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations	ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance

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