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Criterion
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together.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 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
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min initial, dann laufend45-90 min1-2 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-84-124-122-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
KPI Tree, Owner ListPerspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action ItemsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsCounter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions
Tagsno overlap
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
FacilitationOptionsDecision
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
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