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| Criterion |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  Agile ROAM Board |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|
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 work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 3-15 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | ROAM Board, Owner List | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchObservationContext | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |
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