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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-120 min | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |