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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 20–45 min | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | Small cross-functional group | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |
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