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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 1-2 h Setup | 15-45 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-20 | 1-3 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |