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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.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.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung45-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-203-20 Reviewer2-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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