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Selected:arc42Strategic, Tactical and Operational PlanningStarfish RetrospectiveStrategy Execution Loop
| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes. | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. | The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 90-180 min | 45-90 min | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 4-12 | 4-12 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | CadenceGovernanceExecution | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance |