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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend45-90 min1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-5Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test