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Selected:Getting Things DoneWeekly Review5-Minuten VC-CheckARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Operations Weekly Review |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  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. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 30-60 min | 5-15 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Updated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | ProductivityExecutionPlanning | StartupValidationCompetition | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |