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| Criterion |  Decision Making RAPID |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 15-30 min | 1-2 h Setup | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-8 | 2-20 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernance | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |