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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 for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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 it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min45-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-103-124-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesResponsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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