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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Pirate Metrics (AARRR) with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
Pirate Metrics AARRR
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Purposedifferent
When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible.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.For products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-2 h1-2 h Setup, laufend90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-84-122-83-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsAARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlogKPI Tree, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
GrowthMetricsExperiments
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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