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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 h Setup | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-20 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |