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| Criterion |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-3 Tage | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 1-4 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | KPI Tree, Owner List | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |