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| Criterion |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Decision Making DACI |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | 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 ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | ICE Table, Top Idea List | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tags1 shared | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |