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| Criterion |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  Growth A/B Testing |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 4-12 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | ICE Table, Top Idea List | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |