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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Growth North Star Metric |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 1-2 h | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | KPI Tree, Owner List | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |