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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Visual Management | ![]() Business Strategy Three Horizons | ![]() Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas | ![]() Operations ABC Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 2-4 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio |



