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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Agile Bucket System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. | When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 30-90 min | 20-40 min pro Story | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-12 | 3-6 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing |