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Criterion
Paper illustration for Three-Point Estimation.
Decision Making
Three-Point Estimation
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Purposedifferent
A single estimate for effort, time, or risk often looks too smooth for the real uncertainty behind it. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Three-Point Estimate, Risk Range, and Assumption Notes.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.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.
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10-30 min je Item30-60 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-82-64-12
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
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Three-Point Estimate, Risk Range, Assumption NotesCounter Metric List, Guardrail DefinitionsBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map
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EstimationUncertaintyForecasting
MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
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Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework