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Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
When the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview15-45 min60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews1-32-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsADR File, Decision Log, RationaleStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
Facilitation
Problem Framing Workshop