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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Agile NoEstimates |  Growth North Star Metric |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth. | When estimating slows a team down more than it helps, it shifts the focus to flow, small slices, and real lead time. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, and Slicing Rules. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | laufend | 1-2 h | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-12 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Throughput Data, Flow Forecast, Slicing Rules | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | EstimationForecastingFlow | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |