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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Operations DMAIC |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  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. | For a process problem with fluctuating performance, the method brings analysis and improvement into a disciplined sequence. It creates a framework in which numbers, causes, and control come together. | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | 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 | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 2-12 Wochen | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Nutzertraffic | 3-10 | 1-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Project Charter, Measurement Plan, Cause Analysis, Control Plan | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | Continuous improvementQualityProcess improvement | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |