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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
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.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.In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected.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
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend30-60 min30-180 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional
Participantsdifferent
111-6Designers, developers as users, and facilitation
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsFault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
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