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Criterion
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Purposedifferent
With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.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 stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h60-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-104-123-62-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsSalience Diagram, Strategy per ClassVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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