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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | 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 | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 10-20 min daily | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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