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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
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.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.For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability.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
LowLowHighLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend30-60 min2-6 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-103-102-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogFMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
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