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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Product Discovery Fake Door 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. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 10-20 min daily | 60-90 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Nutzertraffic | 1 | 4-12 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |