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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard | ![]() Architecture C4 Model |
|---|---|---|
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 C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization |
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