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| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |
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