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Criterion
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Purposedifferent
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 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 product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible.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
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Timedifferent
60–90 min45-90 min1-2 h90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsNorth Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadenceKPI Tree, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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