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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Purposedifferent
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.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.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.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend15-30 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
11-6Designers, developers as users, and facilitation1
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationFocusTasks
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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