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Criterion
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Purposedifferent
When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.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.When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 h60-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-104-124-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
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