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Paper illustration for VMGS
Business Strategy
VMGS
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Purposedifferent
VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently.For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.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.
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Timedifferent
2-4 h1 h bis mehrere WochenHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-121-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, StrategiesPDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard ChangeBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map
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VisionGoalsStrategy
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
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Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
A paper-based illustration representing Pirate Metrics (AARRR) with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
Pirate Metrics AARRR