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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Agile ROAM Board |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | 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 roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-8 | 3-15 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | ROAM Board, Owner List | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam |