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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Agile ROAM Board |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | Half day | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-15 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | ROAM Board, Owner List | Value Chain Map, Lever List | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |