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| Criterion |  Engineering Kanban |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | 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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 30-60 min | 30-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | FlowVisual managementDelivery | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |