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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Agile Ideal Days |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats. | 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. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-60 min | 1-5 Tage | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-9 | Nutzertraffic | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | EstimationEffortAgile | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |