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Criterion
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
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.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.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.
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30-60 min30-90 min90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-62-83-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Counter Metric List, Guardrail DefinitionsConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesKPI Tree, Owner List
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MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard