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| Criterion |  DevOps ChatOps |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-20 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Chat Transcript, Action Log, Automations | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | CollaborationEngineeringIncident | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |