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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop | ![]() Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test | ![]() Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix | ![]() Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 45-75 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tagsno overlap | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |



