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| Criterion |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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 | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 6-30 Experten | 4-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |