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Criterion
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-2 h60-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-104-124-104-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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