name: assumption-mapper description: "Exposes hidden risks by identifying and ranking assumptions across desirability, feasibility, and viability categories. Use when evaluating new products or features to surface the highest-risk assumption to test first."
Assumption Mapper
Purpose
Expose hidden risks by identifying and ranking assumptions.
Categories
- Desirability (users want it)
- Feasibility (can we build it)
- Viability (business works)
Steps
- List assumptions in each category.
- Rate risk and uncertainty.
- Identify highest-risk assumption to test first.
Output
Key Assumptions
Highest-Risk Assumption
Validation Method
Decision Before Building
References
See worked example for a complete scenario.