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| Criterion |  Decision Making RAPID |  Agile NoEstimates |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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 | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | laufend | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-12 | 6-30 Experten | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernance | EstimationForecastingFlow | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |