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| Criterion |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | 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. | 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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 60-90 min | 1-5 Tage | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 4-12 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |