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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Delphi Methodarc42Architecture Decision Record
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Architecture arc42 |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 Tage | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 6-30 Experten | 1-4 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |