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| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 45-90 min | 45-75 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Test Matrix, Test Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | ChangeDecisionStrategy | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions |
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