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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Example MappingGetting Things DoneSpecification by Example
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Agile Example Mapping |  Operations Getting Things Done |  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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 30-60 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-7 | 1 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | 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 | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |