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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Growth A/B Testing |  Agile WSJF |  Delivery Cost of Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | 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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 3-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |