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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 45-90 min | 45-75 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Nutzertraffic | 2-5 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |