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Criterion
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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.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
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend60–90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-612-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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