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| Criterion |  DevOps ChatOps |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  Product Discovery Wizard of Oz Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. | When a new experience would still be too expensive to automate for real, it simulates the outcome behind the scenes. It checks user reaction and value before the technology disappears. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 4-5 Tage | 1-4 Wochen | 2-10 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-20 | 5-8 | 3-10 Kunden | 5-20 Nutzer |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Chat Transcript, Action Log, Automations | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | Prototype Learnings, Manual Effort Notes, Risk List |
Tagsno overlap | CollaborationEngineeringIncident | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | PrototypeValidationMVP |