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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 2-4 h | 45-75 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |