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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
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
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.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h workshop plus reviewHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
4-104-123-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
StrategyMetricsExecution
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
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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
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis