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Criterion
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.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 method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
2-6Designers, developers as users, and facilitation1
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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Decision Making
Pareto Analysis