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| Criterion |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 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 an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-2 h | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |