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Selected:Risk Storming Architecture Decision Record ALPEN Method ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)

Criterion	Architecture Risk Storming	Architecture Architecture Decision Record	Operations ALPEN Method	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Purposedifferent	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.	An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.	With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.	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	Low	Low	Low	Medium
Timedifferent	60-90 min	15-45 min	10-20 min daily	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional
Participantsdifferent	4-12	1-3	1	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation
Formatdifferent	Workshop	Async	Async	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog	ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale	Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions
Tagsno overlap	RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation	ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance	PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks

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