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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | Half day | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map |
Tags1 shared | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | StrategyMetricsExecution |