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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)GAP AnalysisValue Chain AnalysisBusiness Model Canvas
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-3 h | Half day | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |