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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 2-6 h | 1-2 h Setup | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-8 | 2-20 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline |