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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  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. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | 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. | 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 | 45-120 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |