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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |