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| Criterion |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Facilitation Alignment 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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Half day | Half day | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |