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| Criterion |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | 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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | 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 | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-240 min | 30-60 min | 20–45 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-8 | Small cross-functional group | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |