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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Change AnalysisRoot Cause Tree Analysis8D Problem Solving
| Criterion | ![]() Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) | ![]() Operations Change Analysis | ![]() Operations Root Cause Tree Analysis | ![]() Operations 8D Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | For a problem with several suspected causes, the method builds a causal structure instead of a mere list. It makes visible how causes connect and where the strongest points of leverage lie. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 45-120 min | 1-3 h | 1-6 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-6 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Cause Tree, Evidence Notes, Countermeasures | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | Root causeTreeIncidentQuality | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause |



