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Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
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UX Research
User Interviews
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.When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min30–60 min per interview1-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-61 participant per interviewInternes Team
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListInterview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryPersona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes
Tagsno overlap
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
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SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)