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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Purposedifferent
In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.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 group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
20–45 min30-60 min1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group2-105-302-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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