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| Criterion | ![]() Innovation Design Thinking | ![]() Product Strategy ICE Scoring | ![]() Product Strategy RICE Scoring | ![]() Delivery MoSCoW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. | When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable. | When a release carries too many demands and priorities are only ever negotiated, MoSCoW creates clear boundaries for the next cut. Must, Should, Could, and Won't make commitment, room for maneuver, and trade-off logic visible to everyone involved. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min | 60-90 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 2-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | ICE Table, Top Idea List | RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs | PrioritizationScopeDecision |



