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Product Discovery
Problem Interview
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Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
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.When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1-4 Wochen45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews3-10 Kunden2-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides
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DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
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Constraint Analysis