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Criterion
ChatOps workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
ChatOps
Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
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.For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing45-120 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional
Participantsdifferent
2-202-8Designers, developers as users, and facilitation
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Chat Transcript, Action Log, AutomationsWaste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationEngineeringIncident
WasteLeanProcess improvement
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
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Four paper stations connect system purpose, quality goals, risk cards and focused investigation with a target and gap profile.
Architecture
LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming