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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Ansoff MatrixBounded Context CanvasContext Map
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Domain Modeling Context Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold. | When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy |