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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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.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.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.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-121Designers, developers as users, and facilitation1
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutinePrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
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RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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