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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making RAPID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | 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. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 15-45 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-3 | 2-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | DecisionRolesGovernance |