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| Criterion |  Operations Change Analysis |  Growth Hooked Model |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Growth North Star Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design. | 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 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 1-2 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | GrowthBehaviorRetention | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |