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Criterion
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
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.The Iceberg Model separates visible events from patterns, structures, and mental models. This turns a single observation into a deeper understanding of why a problem keeps recurring.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional30-60 min1-6 Wochen20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
Designers, developers as users, and facilitation2-104-101-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsIceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention Ideas8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action PlanBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
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