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| Criterion |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  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. | The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning. | 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 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 | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 60–90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 5-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |