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Criterion
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder 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
Purposedifferent
For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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 stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min60–90 min60-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-62-83-64-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesSalience Diagram, Strategy per ClassDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
DecisionTreeOptions
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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