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Selected:Views and BeyondARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Alignment Mapping3-Circle Venn Diagram
| Criterion |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-2 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |