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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping | ![]() Systems Thinking Leverage Points | ![]() Agile Bucket System | ![]() Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | Half day | 30-90 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |



