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| Criterion |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making RAPID |  Decision Making Impact Filter |  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 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. | With new ideas or requests, the conversation often turns to solutions too early and to effect too little. An Impact Filter forces the initiative into an effect perspective and checks whether it creates a relevant difference. | 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 | 45-90 min | 20-45 min | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 3-20 Reviewer |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Impact Filter, Success Criteria, Next Step | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets |
Tags1 shared | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | DecisionRolesGovernance | ImpactOutcomesFramingDecision | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance |