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Three Amigos method illustration showing its working structure
Agile
Three Amigos
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process.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 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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min45-90 min60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
33-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open QuestionsExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter