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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling PARA Method | ![]() Decision Making DACI | ![]() Team Design Spotify Model Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Delegation Poker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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 team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. | When decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-10 | 5-15 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role Agreements |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | AutonomyRolesTeam |



