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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pareto Analysis |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle. | 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 many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Pareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | Root causeQualityOperations |