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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | 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 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. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-10 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions |