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Criterion
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
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 goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification.A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min15-30 min2-4 h workshop plus review
Participantsdifferent
11-84-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Updated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsSMART Goal, Measurement Note, DeadlineStrategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
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Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
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Operations
Eat the Frog