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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  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. | 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. | 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 |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 1-2 h Setup |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-10 | 2-20 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement |
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