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| Criterion |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthMetricsExperiments | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |
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