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| Criterion |  Operations Standard Work Analysis |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the same task is done differently depending on the person, the method exposes the reliable core. It creates comparability without unnecessarily choking off needed latitude. | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. | 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 uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 1-5 Tage | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 1-4 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Standard Work Sheet, Deviation List, Improved Standard, Training Needs | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | LeanProcessQuality | ValidationDemandMVP | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | LeanStartupValidationMVP |