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Selected:Stakeholder Salience ModelMcKinsey 7SATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)Stakeholder Mapping
| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. | 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. | ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 2-4 h | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 3-12 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |