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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | 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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 2-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | KPI Tree, Owner List | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | StrategyMetricsExecution | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |