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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 30-90 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 1 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | DecisionTreeOptions | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |