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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
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min90-180 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
2-64-123-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Counter Metric List, Guardrail DefinitionsDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
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MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping