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| Criterion |  Agile Sailboat Retrospective |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making RAPID |  Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | 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 deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-10 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | DecisionRolesGovernance | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |