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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 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. | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h Setup | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | Nutzertraffic | 1-6 | 2-20 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment |