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Criterion
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration of a Test Card with four fields for hypothesis, test, metric, and success threshold.
Product Discovery
Test Card
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door 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.The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success.When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small.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
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min initial, dann laufend20-35 min1-5 Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-81-5Nutzertraffic2-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
KPI Tree, Owner ListTest Card with a pre-set thresholdClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning DecisionCounter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions
Tagsno overlap
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
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