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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard | ![]() Decision Making Decision Tree | ![]() Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-6 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | DecisionTreeOptions | StrategyAnalysisOptions |
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