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Criterion
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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.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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequenceDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
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PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
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Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
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