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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
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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 metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.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
45-90 min90-180 min initial, dann laufend1-2 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-84-122-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesKPI Tree, Owner ListAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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