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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
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 strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review.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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h Setup30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-202-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsOKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadenceCounter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement
MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
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Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric