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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 Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend30-60 min30-60 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
12-1012-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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