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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)DACIForce Field AnalysisDecision Rights Mapping
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Rights 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-10 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
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 | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ChangeDecisionStrategy | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |