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| Criterion |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Engineering Golden Path |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | KPI Tree, Owner List | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | StrategyMetricsExecution |