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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)arc42 ALPEN Method Architecture Decision Record

Criterion	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Architecture arc42	Operations ALPEN Method	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.	arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.	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.	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	1-2 Tage	10-20 min daily	15-45 min
Participantsdifferent	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	1-4	1	1-3
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Workshop + async	Async	Async
Outputdifferent	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View	Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes	ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication	PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations	ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance

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