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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Facilitation Stakeholder 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 45-90 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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