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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.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
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend30-60 min30-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
12-102-84-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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