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Criterion
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.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
HighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
90-180 min45-120 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-82-64-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequenceChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Stakeholder Mapping
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Stakeholder Mapping
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S