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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  Growth North Star Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | ICE Table, Top Idea List | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |
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