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| Criterion |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Operations Ivy Lee Method |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 5-10 min daily | 1-2 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1 | 4-12 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | KPI Tree, Owner List | Daily Priority List, Completion Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | PrioritizationProductivityExecution | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |