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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 2-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-12 | 4-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | StrategyMetricsExecution | JourneyServiceService design | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas |