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| Criterion |  Operations Waste Analysis |  Growth A/B Testing |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery. | 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 delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible. | 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 | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 4-10 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | WasteLeanProcess improvement | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |