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Paper illustration of Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution Loop
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
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.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.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
HighLowHigh
Timedifferent
Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews60–90 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
5-122-84-12
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning LogStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map
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ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S