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| Criterion |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | 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 many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog. | 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 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 30-90 min | 60-90 min | 45-75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog | Test Matrix, Test Plan |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions |