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| Criterion |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45-60 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | GrowthMetricsExperiments | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |