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| Criterion |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Operations Change Analysis |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-120 min | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-6 | 3-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |