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Criterion
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
90-180 min initial, dann laufend30-90 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-124-124-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
KPI Tree, Owner ListAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative MapAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
StrategyMetricsExecution
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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