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| Criterion |  Delivery RAID Log |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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 | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 45–90 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 3-10 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |