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| Criterion |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Growth A/B Testing |  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 a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | 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. | 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 | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 1-6 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | ICE Table, Top Idea List | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |