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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Business Strategy Strategy Map |
|---|---|---|
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. | A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 2-4 h workshop plus review |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses |
Tags1 shared | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality |
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