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| Criterion |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Agile Specification by Example |  UX Research Diary Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. | When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 2-6 h | 60-90 min pro Feature | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 2-8 | 3-6 | 5-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchObservationContext | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | UX researchTrackingBehavior |