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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check | ![]() Decision Making DACI | ![]() Operations RACI Matrix | ![]() Decision Making RAPID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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 unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations | DecisionRolesGovernance |



