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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Barrier AnalysisTheory of Constraints Thinking ProcessCausal Loop Diagram
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations Barrier Analysis |  Systems Thinking Theory of Constraints Thinking Process |  Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions. | The Theory of Constraints Thinking Process exposes a system's bottleneck and the logic behind it. It suits situations where many symptoms trace back to the same limiting relationship. | A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 2-4 h | 0.5-3 Tage | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-6 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog | Current Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Root causeSafetyIncident | Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics |