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| Criterion |  Agile Scrum |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend | Half day | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 (Scrum Team) | 3-12 | 3-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | KPI Tree, Owner List | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | AgileIterationCadence | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |