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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review.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
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing45-90 min1-2 h Setup1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-203-82-204-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsOKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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