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| Criterion |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | 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 | High | High |
Timedifferent | 30-240 min | 45-60 min | Half day | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |