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| Criterion |  Operations Runbook |  DevOps Incident Command |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For recurring operational tasks or incidents, the method keeps solid action logic ready. It reduces uncertainty when time pressure, role changes, or rare situations demand fast access. | During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-60 min | As needed | 1-5 Tage | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 4-15 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Runbook, Checklist, Escalation Path | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | OperationsReliabilityDocumentation | IncidentOperationsReliability | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |