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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | 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 a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 60–90 min | 5-15 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-20 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |