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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 15-45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-12 | 1-3 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |