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Criterion
Paper illustration for Golden Path
Engineering
Golden Path
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
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.When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list.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 several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage Setup, laufend30-60 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-82-102-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality ChecksICE Table, Top Idea ListDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option
Tagsno overlap
EngineeringProductivityGovernance
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
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