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| Criterion |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |