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| Criterion |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. | 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. | When many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 1-5 | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis |