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| Criterion |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making RAPID |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | 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. | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | 2-10 | 3-12 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tagsno overlap | Information architectureNavigationStructure | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | DecisionRolesGovernance | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |