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| Criterion |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Operations 5 Whys |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-240 min | 45-60 min | 15-30 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |