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Selected:Fishbone DiagramRisk StormingFailure Mode and Effects AnalysisARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | 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 process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | 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 | Low | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 60-90 min | 2-6 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-10 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeQualityOperations | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |