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| Criterion |  Decision Making PERT Estimation |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes. | 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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30-60 min | 60–90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk Notes | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationUncertaintyRisk | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |