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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment |