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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Decision Making RAPID |  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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | ChangeDecisionStrategy | DecisionRolesGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |