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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | 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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60–90 min | 45-90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |