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| Criterion |  Operations DMAIC |  Agile ROAM Board |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a process problem with fluctuating performance, the method brings analysis and improvement into a disciplined sequence. It creates a framework in which numbers, causes, and control come together. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-12 Wochen | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 20-35 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-15 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Project Charter, Measurement Plan, Cause Analysis, Control Plan | ROAM Board, Owner List | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementQualityProcess improvement | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |