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| Criterion |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |
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