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| Criterion |  Product Discovery User Story Mapping |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |
|---|---|---|
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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 20–45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | Small cross-functional group |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Story Map, Release Slices, Backlog Candidates | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log |
Tags1 shared | BacklogJourneyPlanningMVP | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning |
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