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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making RAPID |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | 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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-10 | 3-12 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | DecisionRolesGovernance | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |