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| Criterion |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |
|---|---|---|
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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 20–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Small cross-functional group |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log |
Tagsno overlap | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning |
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