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Criterion
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping