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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Decision Making RAPID |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  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. | 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. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | DecisionRolesGovernance | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |