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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | 1-5 Tage | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | Nutzertraffic | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |