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| Criterion |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  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 a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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 | 2-8 h | 1-3 h | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 5-12 | 5-30 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |