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| Criterion |  Delivery MoSCoW |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 20–45 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Small cross-functional group | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScopeDecision | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |
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