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Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
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.SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-103-122-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogSWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listPESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions
Tagsno overlap
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
StrategyMarketAnalysis
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix