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Criterion
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Purposedifferent
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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min15-45 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
11-3Designers, developers as users, and facilitation1
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Updated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsADR File, Decision Log, RationalePrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
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ProductivityExecutionPlanning
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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