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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Architecture arc42 |  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. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | 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 | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 1-2 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMetricsExecution | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | ChangeDecisionStrategy |