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| Criterion |  Operations Barrier Analysis |  Growth A/B Testing |  Operations MORT Analysis |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | 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. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-4 Wochen | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 1-6 | 2-6 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeSafetyIncident | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |