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Criterion
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
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Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for DACI
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.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.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
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min15-30 min Planung, laufend45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-1012-82-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
PlanningTime managementFocus
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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