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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 30-90 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |
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