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Criterion
Paper illustration of Working Backwards with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Working Backwards
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration.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 work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.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
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Timedifferent
4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen45-90 min20-40 min initial, dann laufend30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-63-123-152-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision StatementRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogROAM Board, Owner ListDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
VisionNarrativeAlignment
DecisionRolesGovernance
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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