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| Criterion |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 90-180 min | 30-60 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-6 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |