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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Team CharterExpectation MappingArchitecture Inception Canvas
| Criterion | ![]() Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) | ![]() Facilitation Team Charter | ![]() Facilitation Expectation Mapping | ![]() Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |



