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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Product Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
Product Canvas
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Purposedifferent
When product goal and feature scope don't yet fit cleanly together, it creates a shared working picture. It connects need, core features, and assumptions into a solid starting point.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-8Small cross-functional group
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Product Canvas, Product Assumptions, Scope NotesRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
Tagsno overlap
CanvasDiscoveryScope
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Failure Scenario Analysis.
Engineering
Failure Scenario Analysis
Paper illustration of Lean UX Canvas with its method-specific working model.
UX Design
Lean UX Canvas