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| Criterion |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Decision Making Pareto Analysis |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 30-60 min | 1-5 Tage | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-6 | Nutzertraffic | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Pareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |