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Criterion
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.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
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
45-60 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-83-20 Reviewer1-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
Tagsno overlap
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test