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Criterion
Paper illustration of a four-column Kanban board with limited ongoing work, a visible blocker and a review loop.
Engineering
Kanban
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Purposedifferent
When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review.When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-2 h1-2 h Setup90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-124-122-203-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metricsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsOKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadenceKPI Tree, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
FlowVisual managementDelivery
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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