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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Product Strategy DIBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 20-35 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis |