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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Decision Making DACI |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | 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 | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 30-60 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | GrowthMetricsExperiments | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |