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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Growth Growth Experiment |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. | For products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 Wochen | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning | GrowthMetricsExperiments | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |