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| Criterion |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 20–45 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Beobachtungen | Small cross-functional group | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchObservationContext | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |
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