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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Strategy Map | ![]() Operations Time Blocking | ![]() Product Strategy SMART Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h workshop plus review | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality | PlanningTime managementFocus | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment |
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