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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
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Decision Making
DACI
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Decision Making
RAPID
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.When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
20–45 min60-120 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group4-102-103-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
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RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
DecisionRolesGovernance
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