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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | 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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-2 h | 90-180 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-12 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |