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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |  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 experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 30-60 min | 1-2 h Setup |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-5 | 2-20 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement |
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