View methods side by side.
Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.
| Criterion |  UX Design Service Blueprinting |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 30-60 min | 60–90 min | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 6-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |