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| Criterion | ![]() Product Strategy RICE Scoring | ![]() Product Discovery Smoke Test | ![]() Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable. | 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. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 1-5 Tage | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | Nutzertraffic | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |
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