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Criterion
Paper illustration of Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution Loop
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder 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.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews1-2 h20-40 min initial, dann laufend60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-124-123-152-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning LogAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsROAM Board, Owner ListStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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