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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Growth A/B Testing |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 1-4 Wochen | Half day | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 1-6 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |