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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review.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 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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup1-2 h60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-204-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
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GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals