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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | 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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 20–45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | Small cross-functional group | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |