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Paper illustration for Contextual Inquiry.
UX Research
Contextual Inquiry
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
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.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Beobachtungen4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain PointsAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
UX researchObservationContext
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Quality Attribute Workshop workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Architecture
Quality Attribute Workshop
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
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