Quick Reference: Which Framework Do You Reach For?
Recall which strategic-planning framework best fits a given planning job.
When a top-level priority keeps landing differently in each function, which framework should you reach for first? Hoshin Kanri, especially catchball. The job is deployment quality: aligning breakthrough intent with annual objectives, measures, and ownership. Hoshin or OKRs? Different jobs, related systems. Use Hoshin for deployment architecture and OKRs for measurable progress inside that architecture. What framework fits when the future could plausibly break in materially different directions? Scenario planning. Its job is to separate no-regret moves from contingent bets and define the signposts that trigger change. Scenario planning or Wardley mapping? Future uncertainty versus present context. One helps with…
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