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Criterion
Story Splitting method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Story Splitting
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a story becomes too large for a clean flow, it breaks scope down along value and risk. It shapes the work into a form that ships earlier and is easier to verify.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-62-54-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Smaller Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Split RationaleA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
BacklogIterationDelivery
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram