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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy GAP Analysis | ![]() Product Discovery Pretotyping | ![]() Product Discovery Fake Door Test | ![]() Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. | When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 1-5 Tage | 45-75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-4 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision | Test Matrix, Test Plan |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | ValidationDemandMVP | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions |



