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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making RAPID | ![]() Agile Sailboat Retrospective | ![]() Agile Start Stop Continue | ![]() Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-12 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernance | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |



