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Criterion
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs.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 experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min1-2 Wochen pro Iteration30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-62-61-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
GQM Table, Metric ProfilesPrioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results ReportCompleted Experiment Canvas, Success Metric
Tagsno overlap
MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis
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Paper illustration of a Test Card with four fields for hypothesis, test, metric, and success threshold.
Product Discovery
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
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