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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | Half day | 1-4 Wochen | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-12 | 6-30 Experten | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map |
Tags1 shared | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StrategyMetricsExecution |