Translates priorities into objectives, key results, and a review cadence so progress stays measurably steerable.
Core question: What measurable outcome will this team achieve in the cycle?
Planning toolMethod form: Planning tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-2 h Setup
2-20
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Product StrategyCategory: Product Strategy. Describes the method's domain of use.
Formulates goals precisely enough that measure, relevance, and deadline together form a clear basis for steering.
Core question: What concrete result should whom achieve by when under realistic conditions, and how will we measure it?
Planning toolMethod form: Planning tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
15-30 min
1-8
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OperationsCategory: Operations. Describes the method's domain of use.
Measures flow, wait times, and WIP to find the bottleneck and derive relief options.
Core question: Which step currently limits total throughput, and what evidence distinguishes the constraint from a local delay?
Operating practiceMethod form: Operating practice. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-3 h
3-8
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves backlog, sprint work, and team flow toward a concrete result through "choose reference stories", "define the scale", and "interpret velocity only within the team".
Core question: How large is an item relative to known team stories when effort, complexity, and risk are considered together without translating points into hours?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
laufend, 1-5 min je Item
3-9
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Product StrategyCategory: Product Strategy. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves target group, value, goals, and priorities toward a concrete result through "define the top metric", "describe the main driver of the top metric", and "set the review cadence".
Core question: Which changeable drivers explain our outcome, how are they calculated, and which input metrics can teams control?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
90-180 min initial, dann laufend
3-8
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UX ResearchCategory: UX Research. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves observations, needs, and patterns toward a concrete result through "define a goal for each HEART dimension", "identify signals for each goal", and "agree on a review cadence".
Core question: Which UX goals matter, what behaviour or experience signals progress, and which metric measures it reliably?
FrameworkMethod form: Framework. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
120 min initial, dann laufend
3-6
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Product StrategyCategory: Product Strategy. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves target group, value, goals, and priorities toward a concrete result through "name the main metric", "collect possible unintended side effects", and "use counter metrics alongside the main metric in reviews".
Core question: Which material degradation could the target metric hide, and which counter metric stops or qualifies the decision?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-60 min
2-6
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EngineeringCategory: Engineering. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps toward a concrete result through "formulate the goal clearly", "derive probing questions for each goal", and "set the review cadence".
Core question: Which questions must be answered to assess the defined goal from the chosen viewpoint, and which metrics provide those answers?
Planning toolMethod form: Planning tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.