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Criterion
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.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.When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.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
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-60 min1-2 h90-180 min initial, dann laufend60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-94-123-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsKPI Tree, Owner ListStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
EstimationEffortAgile
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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