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| Criterion |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Growth North Star Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup | 15-30 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-20 | 1-8 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tags1 shared | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |
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