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| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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 the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 4-5 Tage | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 5-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |
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