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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Map |  Product Strategy Product Vision Board |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Product Strategy OKRs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results. | When a product needs a shared direction, it connects target audience, benefit, and business picture in a clear vision. It makes the envisioned future legible for the team. | 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 strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h workshop plus review | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 1-2 h Setup |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses | Product Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation Questions | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality | VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement |