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Criterion
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Purposedifferent
When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.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.When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min30-60 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
32-103-73-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
DecisionRolesGovernance
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