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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Agile Ideal Days |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 15-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-9 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | EstimationEffortAgile |
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