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Criterion
Paper illustration of a scoring table with four factor columns, a calculator and three ordered initiative cards.
Product Strategy
RICE Scoring
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable.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 several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.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
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 h45-90 min60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-104-122-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption LogAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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