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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 15-30 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |
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