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Criterion
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
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.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional30-60 min1-3 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
Designers, developers as users, and facilitation12-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map
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ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StrategyMetricsExecution
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