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Criterion
Paper illustration of Strategic-Tactical-Operational Planning with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution Loop
Purposedifferent
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.ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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
MediumHighLowHigh
Timedifferent
90-180 minSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope30 min Setup, dann laufendInitial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews
Participantsdifferent
4-12Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone5-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact InventoryPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsRAID Log, Status Report SourceExecution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log
Tagsno overlap
CadenceGovernanceExecution
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
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