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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Engineering Golden Path |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|
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 teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |
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