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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making OODA Loop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 2-10 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy |