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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
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.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.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.When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend4-5 Tage1-5 Tage45-75 min
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone5-8Nutzertraffic2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourcePrototype, Test Findings, Decision RationaleClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning DecisionTest Matrix, Test Plan
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions
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