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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Map |  Decision Making DACI |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results. | 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. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h workshop plus review | 30-60 min | 15-45 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |