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Paper illustration for Contextual Inquiry.
UX Research
Contextual Inquiry
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down
Participantsdifferent
4-12 Beobachtungen2-4 pro Pitch
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain PointsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes
Tagsno overlap
UX researchObservationContext
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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Delivery
Communication Plan
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Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Context Canvas