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| Criterion |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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 | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tags1 shared | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |
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