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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Purposedifferent
When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
45–90 min30-60 min20-40 min initial, dann laufend30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-102-103-151-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogROAM Board, Owner ListRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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