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Selected:Stock and Flow Diagramarc42System Dynamics SimulationARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Stock and Flow Diagram |  Architecture arc42 |  Systems Thinking System Dynamics Simulation |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Stock and Flow Diagram shows how stocks, inflows, and outflows shape a system over time. It is especially suited when growth, delays, or capacity limits determine the dynamics. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports. | 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 | High | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 1-2 Tage | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 1-4 | 1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation Hypotheses | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Simulation Model, Scenario Reports | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |