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Criterion
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of Product Vision Board with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Product Vision Board
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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 a product needs a shared direction, it connects target audience, benefit, and business picture in a clear vision. It makes the envisioned future legible for the team.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-2 h1-4 Wochen1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-102-86-30 Experten4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogProduct Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation QuestionsExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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