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| Criterion |  Engineering Failure Scenario Analysis |  Decision Making RAPID |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 45-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | FailureResilienceRisk | DecisionRolesGovernance | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |