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| Criterion |  Delivery MoSCoW |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScopeDecision | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |
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