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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |  Operations 5 Whys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 45-90 min | 60-90 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-5 | 3-6 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |