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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Standard Work Analysis5-Minuten VC-CheckGemba Walk
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations Standard Work Analysis |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations Gemba Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 the same task is done differently depending on the person, the method exposes the reliable core. It creates comparability without unnecessarily choking off needed latitude. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-3 h | 5-15 min | 30-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-6 | 1-5 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training Needs | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | LeanProcessQuality | StartupValidationCompetition | LeanObservationProcessOperations |