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| Criterion |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | 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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 1-4 Wochen | 45-60 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 1-6 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |