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| Criterion |  Operations Change Analysis |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-10 | 3-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | ChangeDecisionStrategy | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |