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Selected:PARA MethodRisk StormingBusiness Model Stress TestARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | 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 | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 60-90 min | Half day | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 4-12 | 3-8 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |