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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |