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| Criterion |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  UX Research First-click Testing |  Architecture Request for Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | 1-2 Tage | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 4-12 | 10-30 | 3-20 Reviewer |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance |