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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | 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. | When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 45-90 min | 60–90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | 2-6 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery |