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| Criterion |  Growth North Star Metric |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 90-180 min | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-6 | 4-12 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tags1 shared | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |