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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  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. | 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 a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 60–90 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |