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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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 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.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend90-180 min20-40 min initial, dann laufend30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
14-123-151-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementROAM Board, Owner ListRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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