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Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 min60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-103-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
ChangeDecisionStrategy
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S