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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Decision Making DACI |  Growth North Star Metric |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 30-60 min | 1-2 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 2-10 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map |
Tagsno overlap | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | StrategyMetricsExecution |