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Selected:Risk StormingARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Affinity DiagrammingFailure Mode and Effects Analysis
| Criterion |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 45–90 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause |