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Criterion
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Purposedifferent
When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.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.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
3-14 Tage45-90 min30-60 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
50+3-122-103-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Survey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
Tagsno overlap
QuantitativeResearchValidation
DecisionRolesGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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