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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions |
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