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| Criterion |  UX Research HEART Framework |  Growth North Star Metric |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. | For products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog |
Tags1 shared | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | GrowthMetricsExperiments |
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