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Criterion
Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
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 DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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 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.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 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
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min45-90 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
33-123-72-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
DecisionRolesGovernance
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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