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| Criterion |  Delivery MoSCoW |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a release carries too many demands and priorities are only ever negotiated, MoSCoW creates clear boundaries for the next cut. Must, Should, Could, and Won't make commitment, room for maneuver, and trade-off logic visible to everyone involved. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-60 min | 90-180 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScopeDecision | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |