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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1-8 | 2-6 | 1-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |