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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Example MappingRisk StormingAcceptance Criteria Workshop
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Agile Example Mapping |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 30-60 min | 60-90 min | 20-40 min pro Story |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-7 | 4-12 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | 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 | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development |