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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|
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 many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |
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