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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations Gemba Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 30-60 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 30-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-5 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | LeanObservationProcessOperations |