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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Agile WSJF |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit 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 | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |