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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h20-45 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-121-82-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping