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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Decision Making DACI |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Decision Making RAPID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30-60 min | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 2-10 | 3-20 Reviewer | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernance |