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| Criterion |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Decision Making DACI |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | 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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-10 | 3-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeDecisionStrategy | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |