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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Agile WSJF |  Decision Making Pareto Analysis |  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. | In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle. | 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 | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 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 | Pareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization | PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision |