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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. | 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. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-20 min | 30-60 min | 45-120 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortRisk | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions |