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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Process MappingSprint RetrospectiveAfter-Action Review
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations Process Mapping |  Agile Sprint Retrospective |  Operations After-Action Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 sprint is over and friction shouldn't simply be carried forward, it opens the view onto collaboration and patterns. It creates space to see causes and changes together. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-3 h | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-10 | Scrum Team | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | ProcessOperationsImprovement | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | LearningOperationsImprovement |