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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Runbook Architecture Communication Canvas arc42

Criterion	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Operations Runbook	Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas	Architecture arc42
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.	For recurring operational tasks or incidents, the method keeps solid action logic ready. It reduces uncertainty when time pressure, role changes, or rare situations demand fast access.	The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.	arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.
Complexitydifferent	Medium	Low	Medium	Low
Timedifferent	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	20-60 min	60-120 min	1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	1-4	2-8	1-4
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Async	Workshop + async	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Runbook, Checklist, Escalation Path	Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan	Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	OperationsReliabilityDocumentation	ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas	ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication

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