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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Theory of Change |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Theory of Change translates a desired impact into a traceable chain of change. It makes assumptions, intermediate goals, and measurement points visible before a program is rolled out at scale. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | 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. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Theory of Change Map, Assumptions, Outcome Measures | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | KPI Tree, Owner List | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | ImpactOutcomesSystems thinkingStrategy | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |