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Selected:A/B TestingPirate Metrics AARRRStrategic, Tactical and Operational PlanningAssumption Mapping
| Criterion |  Growth A/B Testing |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning |  Product Discovery Assumption 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. | For products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks. | It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 90-180 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | GrowthMetricsExperiments | CadenceGovernanceExecution | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |