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Criterion
Paper illustration of Product Vision Board with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Product Vision Board
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
When a product needs a shared direction, it connects target audience, benefit, and business picture in a clear vision. It makes the envisioned future legible for the team.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.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
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung1-2 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-20 Reviewer4-122-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Product Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation QuestionsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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