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Criterion
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend60-90 min1-3 h90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10 (Scrum Team)4-105-304-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
AgileIterationCadence
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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