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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Agile ROAM Board |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 90-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-15 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | ROAM Board, Owner List | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |