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| Criterion |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Decision Making DACI |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 30-60 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 5-12 | 2-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |