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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 45-90 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyMetricsExecution | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |