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| Criterion |  Agile ROAM Board |  Systems Thinking Soft Systems Methodology |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 0.5-3 Tage | 45-60 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-15 | 5-15 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | ROAM Board, Owner List | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |