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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min | 45-75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric | Test Matrix, Test Plan |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions |