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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Operations ABC Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 10-20 min daily | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | 1 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | StrategyMetricsExecution | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio |