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| Criterion |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Team Design Team API |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | When expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup | 60-120 min | Half day initial, dann laufend | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-20 | 2-8 | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 1-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Team API Document | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment |