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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Context Canvas
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
Purposedifferent
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.Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard.Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min120 min initial, dann laufend90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-63-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notesHEART-GSM Table, DashboardGQM Table, Metric Profiles
Tagsno overlap
ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas
MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction
MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment
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Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration for Contextual Inquiry.
UX Research
Contextual Inquiry
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics