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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Growth North Star Metric |  UX Research HEART Framework |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 1-2 h | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |