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Agile
WSJF
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Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Purposedifferent
When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.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.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-90 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
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Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
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Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
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Decision Making
RAPID