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Criterion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Purposedifferent
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.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible.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
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h20-40 min initial, dann laufend1-2 h90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
4-123-153-83-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsROAM Board, Owner ListNorth Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadenceKPI Tree, Owner List
Tags1 shared
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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