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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 for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
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together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h workshop plus reviewHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen15-60 min je Zyklus
Participantsdifferent
4-104-121-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative MapSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
StrategyMetricsExecution
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping