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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  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. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | 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 | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 3-20 Reviewer | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | KPI Tree, Owner List | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map |
Tagsno overlap | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | StrategyMetricsExecution |