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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |