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| Criterion |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  UX Research HEART Framework |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | 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. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 30-60 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 2-6 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map |
Tags1 shared | GrowthMetricsExperiments | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | StrategyMetricsExecution |