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Paper illustration for Contextual Inquiry.
UX Research
Contextual Inquiry
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
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.When a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen1-3 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Beobachtungen3-104-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain PointsDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map
Tagsno overlap
UX researchObservationContext
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
StrategyMetricsExecution
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Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework