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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 20-45 min | 45–75 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 1-8 | Team members involved | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |