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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Wardley Mapping |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Wardley Mapping makes visible where an offering stands today and where it can evolve. The method connects user need, value chain, and evolution stages into a strategic basis for platform, build, or buy decisions. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategySystems thinkingDynamics | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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