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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 60-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 4-12 | 2-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations |
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