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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration. | 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. | 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-6 | 3-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |