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| Criterion |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Operations Getting Things Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | 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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 10-20 min daily | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1 | 4-12 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine |
Tagsno overlap | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | StrategyMetricsExecution | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution |