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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 6-30 Experten | 3-6 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |