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| Criterion |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Delivery RAID Log |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 45-90 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 2-8 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | RAID Log, Status Report Source | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchObservationContext | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |