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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline |
Tags1 shared | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment |