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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Map |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h workshop plus review | 5-15 min | 15-30 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-20 | 1-8 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |