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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-60 min | 45-90 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |