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Criterion
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
Purposedifferent
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen20–45 min30-90 min45-75 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10 KundenSmall cross-functional group2-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesTest Matrix, Test Plan
Tagsno overlap
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions
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