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Criterion
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Purposedifferent
When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHigh
Timedifferent
45-60 min30-60 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-82-106-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
Tagsno overlap
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
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Decision Making
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