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Criterion
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen30-90 min90-180 min initial, dann laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
4-123-123-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative MapBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesKPI Tree, Owner ListAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyMetricsExecution
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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