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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
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.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.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.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
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Timedifferent
45-90 min1-4 Wochen30-60 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-126-30 Experten2-104-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tags1 shared
ChangeDecisionStrategy
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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