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| Criterion |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Product Discovery Dual-Track Agile |  Agile Example Mapping |  Agile Three Amigos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | When uncertainty and delivery run in parallel, it separates learning work from implementation while keeping both connected. It prevents unvalidated ideas from falling directly into the delivery stream. | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | When story, test, and implementation could drift apart, it brings business perspective, engineering, and quality together early. It prevents a story from being read differently only late in the process. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45–90 min | Laufend, Wochen bis Monate | 30-60 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Discovery Backlog, Delivery Backlog, Experiment-Ergebnisse, Validierte Stories | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Clarified Story, Test Examples, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | AgileDiscoveryDelivery | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | CollaborationBehavior-Driven DevelopmentQualityRefinement |