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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
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.The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.
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Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-3 h Setup, laufend1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone11-6
Formatsame
AsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourcePARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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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 Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas