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Criterion
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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
HighLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
6-30 Experten2-62-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID