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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Operations MORT Analysis |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Operations Barrier Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 20-35 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | Root causeSafetyIncident |