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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 4-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |