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Criterion
Paper illustration of Scrum with its method-specific working model.
Agile
Scrum
Paper illustration of Strategic-Tactical-Operational Planning with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
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.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.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.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
MediumMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend90-180 min90-180 minInitial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews
Participantsdifferent
3-10 (Scrum Team)4-124-125-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint GoalPlanning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact InventoryDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementExecution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log
Tagsno overlap
AgileIterationCadence
CadenceGovernanceExecution
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
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