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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible.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 metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 h1-2 h90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-84-123-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceNorth Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsKPI Tree, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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