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| Criterion |  Growth A/B Testing |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Product Discovery Learning Card |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 45-120 min | 25-40 min | 45-75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Test Matrix, Test Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions |