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| Criterion |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | 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 a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 30-60 min | 60-120 min | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-10 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides |
Tagsno overlap | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions |