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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 1-2 h Setup | 60-90 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 2-20 | 4-10 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment |