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Criterion
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
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 unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.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.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 min45-90 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-81-52-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequenceRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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