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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 1-8 | 1-8 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | SensemakingDecisionRationale | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |