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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  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. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 6-30 Experten | 3-6 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |