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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Decision Making DACI |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Decision Making RAPID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | 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 technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 30-60 min | 30-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | DecisionRolesGovernance |