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Criterion
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
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.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly.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
HighLowLowLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min30-60 min1-2 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-81-53-102-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequenceABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality AttributesDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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