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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Operations Gemba Walk |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 15-45 min | 30-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 1-3 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | LeanObservationProcessOperations |
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