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| Criterion |  UX Research HEART Framework |  Engineering Golden Path |  Growth A/B Testing |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | 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. | For products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | GrowthMetricsExperiments |