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| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Product Discovery Jobs to Be Done |  UX Research Personas |
|---|---|---|---|
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 switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought. | When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-3 Wochen | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 5-12 Interviews | Internes Team |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity List | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | CustomerOutcomesNeeds | ResearchCustomerSynthesis |
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