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| Criterion |  Growth North Star Metric |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 60–90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |
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