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| Criterion |  Decision Making DACI |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  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. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | KPI Tree, Owner List | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |