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| Criterion |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Growth Growth Experiment |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | When growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 Wochen | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-6 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning | GrowthMetricsExperiments | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |