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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Decision Making RAPID |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Operations RACI Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 45-90 min | 1-5 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | DecisionRolesGovernance | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations |