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Criterion
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Purposedifferent
For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic.When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min2-6 h1-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-62-8Internes Team
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListEvent Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read ModelsPersona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes
Tagsno overlap
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
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Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Paper illustration with architecture components and concrete change tasks for comparison.
Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews