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| Criterion |  Decision Making Radar |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Operations RACI Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do. | 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. | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 90-180 min | 60-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 4-12 | 4-20 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action Areas | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes |
Tagsno overlap | AssessmentPortfolioCapability | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations |