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Criterion
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of Product Vision Board with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Product Vision Board
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.The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly.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.When a product needs a shared direction, it connects target audience, benefit, and business picture in a clear vision. It makes the envisioned future legible for the team.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-2 h30-60 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
6-30 Experten3-102-102-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality AttributesDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogProduct Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation Questions
Tagsno overlap
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment
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