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| Criterion |  Delivery MoSCoW |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a release carries too many demands and priorities are only ever negotiated, MoSCoW creates clear boundaries for the next cut. Must, Should, Could, and Won't make commitment, room for maneuver, and trade-off logic visible to everyone involved. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScopeDecision | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |