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Criterion
Paper illustration of a four-column Kanban board with limited ongoing work, a visible blocker and a review loop.
Engineering
Kanban
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 work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable.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
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-2 h90-180 min initial, dann laufend60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-124-123-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metricsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsKPI Tree, Owner ListStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
FlowVisual managementDelivery
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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