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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
Purposedifferent
When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible.When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1-2 Tage25-40 min45-75 min
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews1-41-52-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewLearning Card with evidence and next actionTest Matrix, Test Plan
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions
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