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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Intervention Mapping Root Cause Tree Analysis 5 Whys

Criterion	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping	Operations Root Cause Tree Analysis	Operations 5 Whys
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.	Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.	For a problem with several suspected causes, the method builds a causal structure instead of a mere list. It makes visible how causes connect and where the strongest points of leverage lie.	For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitydifferent	Medium	High	Medium	Low
Timedifferent	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	1-5 Tage	1-3 h	15-30 min
Participantsdifferent	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	4-12	2-8	2-6
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop
Outputdifferent	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan	Cause Tree, Evidence Notes, Countermeasures	Root cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	ChangeSystems thinkingCapability	Root causeTreeIncidentQuality	Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving

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