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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Impact MappingRisk StormingBusiness Model Stress Test
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 45-90 min | 60-90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-8 | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |