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| Criterion |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 60–90 min | 2-4 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tags1 shared | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |