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Criterion
Paper timeline with three dates, parallel lanes for work, signals and decisions, and labeled links.
Facilitation
Timeline
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.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.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
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min60-90 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-124-103-20 Reviewer2-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Timeline, Milestones, Insight NotesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
TimelineFacilitationSequence
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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