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Criterion
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Pirate Metrics (AARRR) with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
Pirate Metrics AARRR
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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.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.For products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
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30-60 min90-180 min1-2 h Setup, laufend30-60 min
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Counter Metric List, Guardrail DefinitionsDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementAARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlogDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
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MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
GrowthMetricsExperiments
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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