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Criterion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working 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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.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
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h20–45 min60-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
4-12Small cross-functional group3-64-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logSalience Diagram, Strategy per ClassDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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