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| Criterion |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. | 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. | 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. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities | KPI Tree, Owner List | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |