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Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Purposedifferent
In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.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
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Timedifferent
30-60 min1-2 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
14-124-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Updated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map
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ProductivityExecutionPlanning
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StrategyMetricsExecution
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping