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| Criterion |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Decision Making RAPID |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-3 | 3-12 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |