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| Criterion |  Operations Pomodoro Technique |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Operations Eat the Frog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 25 min Zyklen | 45-60 min | 1-5 Tage | 15-90 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Focus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus |
Tagsno overlap | FocusTime managementProductivityExecution | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution |