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Criterion
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation 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.During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
90-180 minAs needed45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-124-153-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Rights Matrix, AgreementIncident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder UpdatesExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
IncidentOperationsReliability
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder