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Criterion
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Purposedifferent
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 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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-4 Wochen45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-62-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides
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ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping