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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Facilitation Expectation 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 2-4 h | Half day | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements |
Tags1 shared | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam |