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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning | ![]() Agile Sailboat Retrospective | ![]() 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. | When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. | 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 | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 45-90 min | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 4-12 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log |
Tagsno overlap | CadenceGovernanceExecution | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance |
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