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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Growth A/B Testing |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 1-4 Wochen | Half day | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | Nutzertraffic | 1-6 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |