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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  Delivery RAID Log |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | When work processes are known only from accounts and the real context stays hidden, Contextual Inquiry makes behavior at the workplace visible. Observation and follow-up questions together show how people actually work, get interrupted, and improvise. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 Wochen | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | UX researchObservationContext | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas |