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| Criterion |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-2 h Setup | 1-2 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-20 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |