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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-3 h | 20–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | Small cross-functional group |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning |
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