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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-5 Tage | 1-2 h Setup | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-8 | 2-20 | 3-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | KPI Tree, Owner List | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |