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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making DACI | ![]() Growth North Star Metric | ![]() Engineering Goal Question Metric | ![]() Product Strategy KPI Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-2 h | 90-180 min | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tags1 shared | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |



