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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Strategy OKRs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | 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 strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 60-120 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 h Setup |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 4-10 | 4-12 | 2-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence |
Tags1 shared | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement |