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| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |
|---|---|---|
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 size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | EstimationEffortRisk |
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