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| Criterion |  Operations Fault Tree Analysis |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | 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 | High | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 5-15 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1-6 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | RiskRoot causeSafety | StartupValidationCompetition | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |