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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
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.Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list.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
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
60–90 minHalf day30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesValue Chain Map, Lever ListPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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