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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Responsibility Poker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | 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. | When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation |