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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Decision Making DACI |  Operations RACI Matrix |  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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible. | 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 | High | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |