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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Agile WSJF |  Decision Making RAPID |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | 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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-10 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionTreeOptions | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | DecisionRolesGovernance | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |