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Criterion
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Purposedifferent
With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-8Designers, developers as users, and facilitation1
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
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RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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Operations
ALPEN Method
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Engineering
Golden Path
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record