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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Purposedifferent
When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min90-180 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-64-122-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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