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Criterion
Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Purposedifferent
When the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution.ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation.When many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog.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
MediumHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je InterviewSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope60-90 min1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
5-12 InterviewsEvaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders3-8Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsPrioritization Canvas, Hypothesis BacklogClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
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