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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
60–90 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-82-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid