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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 45-75 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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