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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | 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 a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 45–75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 | Team members involved |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam |