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Criterion
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h Setup1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-204-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionOKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping