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Criterion
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Purposedifferent
For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.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.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min60–90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-62-81-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List
Tagsno overlap
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)