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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Growth North Star Metric |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 90-180 min | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-6 | 3-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |