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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
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.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.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min30-60 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
4-121-6Designers, developers as users, and facilitation1-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus ListPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation Notes
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RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
PrioritizationFocusTasks
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