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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Event ModelingLASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)EventStorming
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | LASR helps development teams identify where their software falls short of important quality goals and which improvements to consider. A small group with existing system knowledge can make an initial assessment and investigate open questions in more detail. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 2-6 h | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-8 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Lean Mission Statement describing the software’s purpose, Prioritized quality goals and evaluation criteria, Risks and estimated gaps against quality goals, More closely examined findings and open checks | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop |