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Criterion
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min initial, dann laufend20–45 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-8Small cross-functional group2-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
KPI Tree, Owner ListRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logCounter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions
Tagsno overlap
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping