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| Criterion | ![]() Product Strategy KPI Tree | ![]() Architecture Software Architecture Canvas | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() 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. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 | 4-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | KPI Tree, Owner List | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |



