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Criterion
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.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
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-6 Wochen1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-84-104-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action PlanAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model