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Criterion
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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 product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-2 h1-2 h90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-63-84-123-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Counter Metric List, Guardrail DefinitionsNorth Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsKPI Tree, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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