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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Facilitation Alignment 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 a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | KPI Tree, Owner List | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | FacilitationOptionsDecision | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |