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| Criterion |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Growth Growth Experiment |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | When growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. | For products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 Wochen | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog |
Tags1 shared | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning | GrowthMetricsExperiments |
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