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| Criterion |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | 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 a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |