methodatlas
Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

Criterion
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Purposedifferent
When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries.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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend30-60 min30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10 (Scrum Team)2-101-63-12
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
AgileIterationCadence
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
DecisionTreeOptions
DecisionRolesGovernance
Add more methods