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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Team Topologies Interaction ModesArchitecture Inception CanvasSoftware Architecture Canvas
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Architecture Software Architecture 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 several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. | 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. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | Half day | 1-2 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |