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| Criterion |  UX Research Surveys |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Operations Change Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | 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. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 60–90 min | 45-120 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | 2-8 | 2-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |