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Criterion
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.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
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Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-120 min45-90 min45-75 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10 Kunden2-82-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted DownsidesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanTest Matrix, Test Plan
Tagsno overlap
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions
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