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Criterion
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework
Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
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.A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results.When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
120 min initial, dann laufend2-4 h workshop plus review15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-64-101-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
HEART-GSM Table, DashboardStrategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesSMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline
Tagsno overlap
MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment
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Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard