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Criterion
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
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.Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
90-180 min initial, dann laufend1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-12
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
KPI Tree, Owner ListSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points
Tagsno overlap
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
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