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| Criterion |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | 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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 60–90 min | 90-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |