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Criterion
Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h workshop plus review60-120 min90-180 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-103-84-122-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
GrowthRetentionConversion
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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