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| Criterion |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | 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. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 20–45 min | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | Small cross-functional group | 4-12 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ICE Table, Top Idea List | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tags1 shared | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |