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Criterion
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
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 early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min20–45 min45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-10Small cross-functional group2-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
Tags1 shared
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
DecisionRolesGovernance
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