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| Criterion |  DevOps ChatOps |  Systems Thinking System Dynamics Simulation |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |  Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 30-60 min | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-20 | 1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron | 1-5 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Chat Transcript, Action Log, Automations | Simulation Model, Scenario Reports | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | CollaborationEngineeringIncident | Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |