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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. | 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 | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-120 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | LeanObservationProcessOperations | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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