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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Mad Sad Glad | ![]() Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop | ![]() Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning. | It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 5-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | CadenceGovernanceExecution |
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