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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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.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
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min30-60 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-122-104-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
DecisionRolesGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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