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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 2-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ChangeDecisionStrategy |