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Paper illustration of Product Vision Board with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Product Vision Board
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for VMGS
Business Strategy
VMGS
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Purposedifferent
When a product needs a shared direction, it connects target audience, benefit, and business picture in a clear vision. It makes the envisioned future legible for the team.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.VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-2 h2-4 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-123-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Product Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation QuestionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsVision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, StrategiesPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
VisionGoalsStrategy
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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