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Paper illustration for Delegation Poker.
Facilitation
Delegation Poker
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
When decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice.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 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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-104-122-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role AgreementsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
AutonomyRolesTeam
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
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Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
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Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
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Responsibility Poker