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Criterion
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
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 effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.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.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.
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LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min15-60 min60-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-93-64-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
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Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsSalience Diagram, Strategy per ClassAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
EstimationEffortAgile
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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