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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 30-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |
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