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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 3-20 Reviewer | 3-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |