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Criterion
Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
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.For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h workshop plus review1 h bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
4-101-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesPDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
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Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram