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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)arc42Stakeholder MappingArchitecture Communication Canvas
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Architecture arc42 |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-2 Tage | 60–90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 1-4 | 2-8 | 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 | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |