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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | 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. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45-75 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 2-6 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |