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A paper-based illustration representing Pirate Metrics (AARRR) with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
Pirate Metrics AARRR
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
For products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend1-2 h60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlogAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
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GrowthMetricsExperiments
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric