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| Criterion | ![]() Product Strategy Counter Metrics | ![]() Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test | ![]() Product Strategy DIBB | ![]() Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 1-2 h | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |



