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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Process MappingMad Sad GladStart Stop Continue
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations Process Mapping |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-10 | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | ProcessOperationsImprovement | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |