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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Example MappingATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)Specification by Example
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Agile Example Mapping |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Agile Specification by Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation. | When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 30-60 min | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-7 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |