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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)System Dynamics SimulationStock and Flow DiagramRisk Storming
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Systems Thinking System Dynamics Simulation |  Systems Thinking Stock and Flow Diagram |  Architecture Risk Storming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports. | A Stock and Flow Diagram shows how stocks, inflows, and outflows shape a system over time. It is especially suited when growth, delays, or capacity limits determine the dynamics. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 2-6 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron | 1-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Simulation Model, Scenario Reports | Stock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation Hypotheses | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis | DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation |