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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Facilitation Stakeholder 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 goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 45-90 min | 60–90 min | 1-2 h Setup |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement |