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Criterion
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Purposedifferent
After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement.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.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
20-45 min30-60 min2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-102-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Lessons learned, Action items, Event summaryDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
Tagsno overlap
LearningOperationsImprovement
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID