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Criterion
Paper illustration of Working Backwards with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Working Backwards
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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.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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen20-40 min initial, dann laufend30-60 min30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-63-152-101-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision StatementROAM Board, Owner ListDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
VisionNarrativeAlignment
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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