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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Growth North Star Metric |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  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 product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 1-2 h | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | KPI Tree, Owner List | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tags1 shared | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |