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| Criterion | ![]() Product Strategy KPI Tree | ![]() Product Strategy SMART Goals | ![]() Business Strategy Strategy Map | ![]() Product Strategy OKRs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 15-30 min | 2-4 h workshop plus review | 1-2 h Setup |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-8 | 4-10 | 2-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | KPI Tree, Owner List | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence |
Tags1 shared | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement |



