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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 Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
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 size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.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.
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Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen5-20 min60–90 min90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
4-123-202-83-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative MapEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesKPI Tree, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
StrategyMetricsExecution
EstimationEffortRisk
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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