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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Purposedifferent
When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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 early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-60 min20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-62-10Small cross-functional group
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID