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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Agile ROAM Board |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 1-3 h | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-15 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | ROAM Board, Owner List | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | KnowledgeMappingRisk | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |