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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Architecture arc42 |  Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | 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. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 30-60 min | 1-2 Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |