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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Growth North Star Metric |  Product Discovery Test Card |  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. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-2 h | 20-35 min | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |