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| Criterion |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-8 | 4-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | SensemakingDecisionRationale | StrategyMetricsExecution | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |