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| Criterion |  DevOps ChatOps |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Operations 5 Whys |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 60-90 min | 15-30 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 2-20 | 4-12 | 2-6 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Chat Transcript, Action Log, Automations | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | CollaborationEngineeringIncident | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |