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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Map |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | 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 | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h workshop plus review | 15-30 min | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |