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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning |  Growth Growth Experiment |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes. | When growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-2 Wochen | 45-60 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-6 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | CadenceGovernanceExecution | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |