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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Consensus WorkshopAffinity DiagrammingSoftware Architecture Canvas
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Architecture Software Architecture 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-3 h | 45–90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 5-30 | 3-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |