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Criterion
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.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 laufend1-5 Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-8Nutzertraffic2-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
KPI Tree, Owner ListInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning NoteCounter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions
Tagsno overlap
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
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Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric