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Criterion
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Purposedifferent
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.ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard.When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
5-15 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional120 min initial, dann laufend90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
1-5Designers, developers as users, and facilitation3-63-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsHEART-GSM Table, DashboardKPI Tree, Owner List
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StartupValidationCompetition
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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