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Criterion
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.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.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
90-180 min60–90 min15-45 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-82-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CoD Table, Prioritization SequenceStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, DifferentiatorsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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