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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Agile ROAM Board |  Engineering Golden Path |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-15 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | ROAM Board, Owner List | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |