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Selected:Strategic, Tactical and Operational PlanningMcKinsey 7SStakeholder Salience ModelStakeholder Mapping
| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 2-4 h | 60-90 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | CadenceGovernanceExecution | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |