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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. | 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 | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-4 Wochen | 60-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 6-30 Experten | 3-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |