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Criterion
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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 a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional5-15 min30-60 min5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
Designers, developers as users, and facilitation3-2011
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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