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Criterion
Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Purposedifferent
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.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.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h workshop plus reviewHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-104-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative MapContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
StrategyMetricsExecution
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
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Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics