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| Criterion |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | 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. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-2 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 4-12 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StrategyMetricsExecution | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |