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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Agile ROAM Board |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-15 | 2-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | ROAM Board, Owner List | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |