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| Criterion |  Growth North Star Metric |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-2 h Setup | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-20 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | KPI Tree, Owner List | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |