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Criterion
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30–60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-82-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop