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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Map |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Operations Ivy Lee Method |  Operations Eat the Frog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h workshop plus review | 1-2 h Setup | 5-10 min daily | 15-90 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-20 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Daily Priority List, Completion Notes | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | PrioritizationProductivityExecution | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution |