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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Operations Change Analysis |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | 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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 45-120 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |