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| Criterion |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | 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 roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |