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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas
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.When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric.ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation.When many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview30-60 minSeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews1-5Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders3-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesCompleted Experiment Canvas, Success MetricPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsPrioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis
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