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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 30-60 min | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-6 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | KPI Tree, Owner List | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map |
Tags1 shared | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | StrategyMetricsExecution |