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Selected:Competency QuestionsARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Getting Things DoneALPEN Method
| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions | ![]() Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) | ![]() Operations Getting Things Done | ![]() Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Competency Questions translate a domain model into concrete questions that it must be able to answer. The method keeps the model's scope clean and prevents pretty but useless structures. | 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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |



