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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | 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. | 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 | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 60–90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | KPI Tree, Owner List | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |