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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Purposedifferent
When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.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 strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h1-2 h1-2 h Setup
Participantsdifferent
3-83-84-122-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsOKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
FlowMeasurementConstraints
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement
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