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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | 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. | When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Half day | 2-4 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 3-12 | 5-15 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Value Chain Map, Lever List | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Spotify Model Map, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis |