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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
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 Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Purposedifferent
The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work.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.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend15-30 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
11-6Designers, developers as users, and facilitation1
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
PrioritizationFocusTasks
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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