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Which of the following is an ADVANTAGE of using strategy mapping?

The correct answer is D. It depicts the cause-and-effect linked relationships between strategic objectives. Strategy mapping's primary advantage is its ability to visually represent the interconnected, cause-and-effect relationships between strategic objectives across different organizational perspectives.

Submitted by ashley.k· Apr 18, 2026Governance of Enterprise IT

Question

Which of the following is an ADVANTAGE of using strategy mapping?

Options

  • AIt provides effective indicators of productivity and growth.
  • BIt depicts the maturity levels of processes that support organizational strategy.
  • CIt identifies barriers to strategic alignment and links them to specific outcomes.
  • DIt depicts the cause-and-effect linked relationships between strategic objectives.

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    7% (3)
  • D
    88% (37)

Why each option

Strategy mapping's primary advantage is its ability to visually represent the interconnected, cause-and-effect relationships between strategic objectives across different organizational perspectives.

AIt provides effective indicators of productivity and growth.

While a balanced scorecard (often used with strategy maps) provides indicators, strategy mapping itself focuses more on the relationships between objectives rather than just the indicators.

BIt depicts the maturity levels of processes that support organizational strategy.

Strategy mapping does not inherently depict process maturity levels; that is a function of process assessment or capability maturity models.

CIt identifies barriers to strategic alignment and links them to specific outcomes.

While strategy mapping can highlight areas where alignment is needed, its core function is to illustrate the links between objectives, not specifically to identify barriers to alignment.

DIt depicts the cause-and-effect linked relationships between strategic objectives.Correct

Strategy mapping explicitly shows how objectives in one perspective (e.g., Learning & Growth) enable objectives in another (e.g., Internal Process), which then drive objectives in Customer and Financial perspectives, establishing clear cause-and-effect links.

Concept tested: Strategy mapping purpose

Topics

#Strategy Mapping#Strategic Objectives#Cause-and-Effect#Strategic Planning

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