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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.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
60-90 min1-2 h1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-124-125-302-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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