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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|
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 several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 45-75 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |
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