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| Criterion |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 45-120 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |