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| Criterion |  Growth A/B Testing |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | 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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h | 90-180 min | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 4-12 | 3-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |