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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. | When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 1-4 h | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1-6 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationDemandMVP | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | LeanStartupValidationMVP | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause |