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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Purposedifferent
When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.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
HighLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-60 min1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-103-10Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsRisk Matrix, Top Risk ListInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note
Tagsno overlap
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test