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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)VRIO FrameworkSWOT AnalysisValue Chain Analysis
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 90-180 min | 30-60 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-6 | 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 | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |