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| Criterion |  Agile Scrum |  Operations Process Mapping |  Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries. | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. | It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 (Scrum Team) | 3-10 | 4-12 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log |
Tagsno overlap | AgileIterationCadence | ProcessOperationsImprovement | CadenceGovernanceExecution | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance |