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| Criterion |  Operations Pomodoro Technique |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 25 min Zyklen | 1-5 Tage | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Focus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | FocusTime managementProductivityExecution | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |
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