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Criterion
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
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.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.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
LowLowHigh
Timedifferent
1-5 Tage30-60 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
Nutzertraffic2-101-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning NoteDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping