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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever 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 | 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 | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |