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| Criterion |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | 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 | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-20 | 5-30 | 3-10 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline |
Tags1 shared | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment |