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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping | ![]() Business Strategy McKinsey 7S | ![]() Facilitation Expectation Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tags1 shared | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |



