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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Product Discovery Product Kata |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | Product Kata helps clarify customer problems, solution ideas, and evidence through a repeatable improvement routine. It captures direction, current metric, target metric, experiment notes, 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 Wochen je Loop | 45-75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Direction, Current metric, Target metric, Experiment note, Learning report | Test Matrix, Test Plan |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | OutcomesDiscoveryLearningIterationCoaching | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions |
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