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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |