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| Criterion |  Product Discovery User Story Mapping |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Operations DMAIC |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When user goals and delivery scope could drift apart, it orders the journey from goal to slice. It makes visible where an MVP can genuinely be cut. | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | For a process problem with fluctuating performance, the method brings analysis and improvement into a disciplined sequence. It creates a framework in which numbers, causes, and control come together. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 2-12 Wochen | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-8 | 3-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Story Map, Release Slices, Backlog Candidates | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Project Charter, Measurement Plan, Cause Analysis, Control Plan | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | BacklogJourneyPlanningMVP | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | Continuous improvementQualityProcess improvement | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |