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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Purposedifferent
With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.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.When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-2 h45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-204-123-103-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsResponsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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