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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
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.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.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.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
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend60-90 min30-60 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional
Participantsdifferent
14-121Designers, developers as users, and facilitation
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions
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ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
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