methodatlas
Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

Criterion
Paper illustration for Wideband Delphi.
Decision Making
Wideband Delphi
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Purposedifferent
A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.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
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h or multiple rounds1-3 h1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Experten2-8Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus NotesGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note
Tagsno overlap
EstimationExpertsForecasting
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
Add more methods

Often compared together

Methods with strong topical overlap with the current selection, not yet in the comparison.

Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix