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| Criterion |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Facilitation Alignment 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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 15-45 min | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthMetricsExperiments | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |