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Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Purposedifferent
In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.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.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-103-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
DecisionRolesGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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4Ls Retrospective
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Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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Sailboat Retrospective