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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.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
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung1-2 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-20 Reviewer4-122-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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