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Criterion
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard.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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
120 min initial, dann laufendHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-64-121-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
HEART-GSM Table, DashboardBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative MapADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction
StrategyMetricsExecution
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric