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| Criterion |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Delivery RAID Log |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 20–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-12 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | Small cross-functional group |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | KnowledgeMappingRisk | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning |