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Criterion
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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.A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results.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 change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h2-4 h workshop plus review30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-124-102-103-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsStrategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
ChangeDecisionStrategy
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