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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Mind MappingConsensus WorkshopSoftware Architecture Canvas
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Architecture Software Architecture 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. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 15-45 min | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 1-10 | 5-30 | 3-10 |
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 | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |