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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Operations RACI Matrix |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |